Sancalo?
Sancalo?

Author: Gaetano Paxia

Publisher: Strategic Book Publishing & Rights Agency

Published: 2019-08-28

Total Pages: 506

ISBN-13: 1950860272

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In a remote, poverty-stricken mountain village of Sicily, a baby boy awakens to life. Today that child is an old man. His memories crop up, stone hard and fleeting as birds: of faces, of hunger and beauty, love and wounding, song and weeping, war and peace. In Sancalò, his memoirs emerge in the form of 59 brief chapters. His intimate personal experiences reflect and shed light on his surroundings. He remembers post-War Sicily, the complicated legacy of fascism, centuries-long injustices and prejudices, and the spiritual depth and memorable quirks of simple people. Says the author, “I felt a driving need to reconnect to my past while trying to recreate a part of its beauty.” Some names have been changed. His other books are The Devil’s Scourge. Exorcism in Renaissance Italy (Red Wheel/Weiser, 2002) and Poesie/Poems (AVEditoria, 2018). He is currently completing a study dealing with Jews in Renaissance Italy.

Chilam Balam of Ixil: Facsimile and Study of an Unpublished Maya Book
Chilam Balam of Ixil: Facsimile and Study of an Unpublished Maya Book

Author: Laura Caso Barrera

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2019-02-27

Total Pages: 403

ISBN-13: 9004360131

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In Chilam Balam of Ixil Laura Caso Barrera translates for the first time a Yucatec Maya document that resulted from the meticulous reading by the Colonial Maya of various European texts such as the Bible and the Poem of the Mío Cid, as well as various studies on astronomy, astrology, calendars, and medicine. The Maya, showing considerable astuteness and insight, appropriated this knowledge. With this study and facsimile, experts can further their knowledge of Mayan calendars or traditional medicine; and Mayan enthusiasts can discover more about the culture’s world view and history. En el Chilam Balam de Ixil Laura Caso Barrera traduce por primera vez un documento en maya yucateco, que resultó de la minuciosa lectura que realizaron los mayas coloniales de distintos textos europeos como la Biblia o el Cantar del Mío Cid, así como de diversos estudios de astronomía, astrología, calendarios y medicina. Con astucia y perspicacia, los mayas hicieron propio ese saber. Con esta edición, los expertos podrán ahondar en las anotaciones calendáricas o la medicina tradicional maya; y los amantes de esta cultura conocerán otros aspectos de su pensamiento e historia.

The Templar Order in North-west Italy
The Templar Order in North-west Italy

Author: Elena Bellomo

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 479

ISBN-13: 9004163646

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Based on extensive archival searches, this book provides the first reconstruction of the Templar presence in North-west Italy giving general insights into the development and organization of the Order in this area and providing an outline of the history of each Templar house.